Hamish the Westie pup - he’s come out a wee bit big though.

It occurred to me the other day (not sure why since Gdcs have masses of soft toys) that he could easily be made quite a bit bigger - (he’s only about 5” nose to tail) by knitting him with a double strand of DK on bigger needles, say old size 7 (4.5mm) instead of a single strand on old size 11 (3 mm).

Only because I’ve been knitting something else like that and it works well, i.e. nice firm ‘fabric’ and the stuffing doesn’t show.

He is very cute. My 15 month old grandson would adore him. So would I!

PS, the truly talented people are IMO the ones who work out lovely designs that are simple enough for knitters like me to make - in this case, the peerless Jean Greenhowe.

Gosh, he was honestly so easy, @Squiffy just simple garter stitch!

He can come and play at my house any time, he's adorable! You're very talented Witz and I'm ? with envy!

He’s so cute. ?

I love Hamish, if he’s too big for Santa’s sack, there’s a home for him here. He’ll be well looked after and be kept far away from our enthusiastic, chunky Tom cat Ollie.
Ollie would love to play with Hamish ... ?

Thanks, all - he’s named after a friend’s Westie - alas no longer with us ?. The pattern calls him Scamp, which I think would suit him, too!

How lovely is that ? That little face.

He's gorgeous Witzend really sweet.

Adorable! Love his "love me, let's play!" face ! I think I'm a little bit in love...

He is lovely